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(.No Model.) 2 Sheets-Sheet 1. T. M. BARNA.

COTTON PLANTER. No. 270,369. Patented Jan. 9,1883.

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COTTON PLANTER. No. 270,369. APar/sented Jan. 9,1883.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of `.'.lietters Patent N0.'270,369, datedJanuary 9, 1833.

/ Application tiled J nly 17, 1882. (No model.)

al'o all whom z'i may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. BARNA, of Atlanta, in the county of Fultonand State of Georgia, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin Cotton-Planters; and I do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form apart of this specification, and in which- Figure l is a perspective viewof a cottonplanter embodying my improvements. Fig. 2 is a perspectivedetail view of the furrowopener and soil-leveler with its roller. Fig. 3is a sectional view of the latter with its standard. Fig. 4 is a detailview ot' the coveringdisks and their appurtenances. Fig. 5 is asectional detail view ot'one end of the central axle which supports therolling hopper and its bearing in the frame, and Fig. 6 is a verticalcross-sectioii through tlie front roller and its standard.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all thefigures.

My invention has relation to cotton-planters or cotton-seed drills ofthe class having rotary hoppers; and it consists in certain improvementsupon the machine for which Letters Patent of the United States No.216,548 were granted to me on the 17th day of June, 1879.

The first part of my improvement has relatiou to the device for openingthe furrow which is to receive the seed, and the second part to themeans employed for covering the seed after it has been deposited in thefurrow. I havefurther improved the means for hanging the rotary hopperin its frame in such a manner as to insure its perfect operation at alltimes and under all circumstances.

In the accompanying two sheets of drawings, the letter A represents thetraine; B, the tongue, and C C the handles.

D is the rotary hopper, which may be ofany approved construction; but Iprefer a construction substantially like that shown and described in myPatent No. 216,548, with the ,difference that I make the hoppercylindrical instead of barrel-shaped, and of sheet metal instead ofwood.

E E are the wheels, which are integral with the heads ofthe hopper.

To the under side of the tongue is bolted the combined furrow-opener andsoil-leveler, which is in the nature ot' a plow having a ti'iangulardownwardly-projecting point or share, F, and two sweeps, Gr Gr,extending rearwardly in an oblique direction from the base of the share,so as to project beyond or overlap the wheels. Back of this device is astandard, H, bolted to the rearwardly-extended part of the tongue, andhaving a series of three ormore holes in its ylower end t'or the.insertion ofthe bolt li, upon which the roller I revolves. The latter isof the shape shown iii cross-sectionin Fig. 6, it having a V-sliapedperiphery with slightly-rounded sides. 'As the machine advances over theground the triangular share F will open a triangular furrow, theexcavated soil from which is swept to both sides. and smoothed orleveled by the oblique sweeps G G, and the roller I, entering the furrowiinmediately back-of the opener, operates to slightly compress itssides, so as to prevent its tilling up until after the seed has beendeposited. Roller I may be adjusted up or down in its standard H to titany depth of furrow made by the opener.

In the rear part of the frame, back of the axle n, is hung a frameconsisting of-two side pieces, JJ, connected at their outer ends by acurved cross-bar, K. A

-L and L are the concave rotary coveringdisks, which are hung obliquelyupon crossbar K, so as to approach each other atl their rear ends andform a wedge-shaped space or opening between them.

M is a roller, which is hung in arms in, pivoted in the outer ends oftheside pieces, J, and bearing against lips or projections j, which controlthe downward play of tlie roller-arms mand ofthe roller. This coveringdevice may be raised or lowered by a rod, n, which works through astaple on the upper cross-bar ot the handles, and may be held in placeby a pin IOO Between the boxes A of frame A, in which the axle a of therotary hopper is journaled, and the disks or wheels E, is placed on eachside a movable hub, made in two parts, O and 0', as shown more clearlyin Fig. 5 ot' the drawings, each of which has an inwardly-projectingtongue, o and o', adapted to fit in and get lost.

By the construction and arrangement ot' the concave rotarycovering-disks L L, mounted obliquely upon bar K, in conjunction withthe adjustable roller M, the soil is built up over the seed deposited inthe furrow and cornpressed so as to ei'ectnally cover and protect it.

Having thus described my invention, I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent ot' the United States- 1. In a cotton-planter, thecombination, with a rotary hopper, of the furrow-opener consisting ofthe downwardly-projecting triangular share F, having the fiaring obliquesweeps G G, extending rearwardly beyond the wheels of 3o the hopper, andvertically-adjustable roller I, adapted to compress the sides of thefurrow made by the opener, and of the covering dcvice consisting of thehinged frame J, cross bar K, concave disks L L, journaled obliquely uponsaid cross-bar, and roller M, all constructed and arranged substantiallyas shown and described, for the purpose set forth.

2. In acotton-planter, the combination of a rotary hopper, D, havingaxle c, notched or grooved at a and af, frame A, hm'ingjournal` boxesA', removable hul) consisting of the halves 0 and 0', having tongues oand o' at their inner ends, and annular spring I, constructed andcombined to operate substantially as and for the purpose shown anddescribed.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereunto atxedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS M. BARNA.

Witnesses:

AUGUST PETERSON, J. F. REILY.

